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Subscribe to RSSExpert government advisers want every pregnant woman to get a whooping cough vaccination.
It's only the second time a vaccine has been recommended during pregnancy. Flu shots are also recommended for pregnant women.
The aim of the whooping cough shot is to protect newborns, who are too young to get the vaccine.
The panel's vote was a reaction to the resurgence in whooping cough. The nation is on track to have the worst year for whooping cough since the 1950s. There have been more than 32,000 cases, including 16 deaths, this year.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the recommendation Wednesday. Federal health officials usually adopt the panel's advice and send it to on to doctors and the public.
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ROFL! Best oxymoron I've heard in years.
Rather than shooting drugs into your system while you're pregnant, take care of yourself and lessen the odds that you'll get sick.
why are vaccination and good health practices mutually exclusive?
We'ren't you just campaigning on the other article about these stupid shots?
Go away eric shew shew,time for another vaccination.
eric is a paid shrew for the big pharma and the medical establishment,aren't ya?
why do you vote for yourself? Its so obvioius
Go away
Expert Government advisors,in the pockets of the big Pharma! Yeah get those shotz ladies,cause the government loves you!
You're pregnant,don't be stupid enough to listen to that Pile of Steaming Bull Crap, and don't take the OBGYN's word for either,because they're all in the same club,both Big Pharma and the Medical Establishment! They're all full of CRAP!
The more shots they crank out,the better for their slow kill! Don't be victimized by all this Crap!
no one listens to you. Youre opinion is worthless
Oh, okaaaay. That sounds like a really good idea to get a Category C drug while pregnant.
From the vaccine package inserts: "Safety and effectiveness of [Adacel/BOOSTRIX] have not been established in pregnant women."
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM142764.pdf
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/UCM152842.pdf